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June 15, 2020

JMU students lead silent march to turn up volume on calls to end systemic racism and remove confederates’ names from buildings

By Sukainah Abid-Kons, Contributor

In leading a protest march Friday that was both silent and loud, JMU students — joined by university employees and community members — called on the university to step up its response to systemic racism, starting with removing the names of confederate leaders from three of its buildings.

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